The Perinatal Project: Mental Health Advocacy for Mothers

STATE & LOCAL RESOURCES
A B C D F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W

ALABAMA
Alabama Postpartum Support International (PSI)

ALASKA
Alaska Postpartum Support International (PSI)

ARIZONA
Arizona Community Health Outreach Workers Network

Mother to Mother, Pregnancy & Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Northwest Medical Center, Tucson. CALL Alison Sutton-Ryan, 520.877.4149

Postpartum Adjustment Support Group, Tucson

Postpartum Wellness Coalition Warmline of Arizona
CALL 888.434.6667 (MOMS)

Support Group at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tucson
CALL Carole Sheehan, 520.873.6858

CALIFORNIA
Beyond the Blues

Center for Postpartum Health

Free Publication: Briefing on “Maternal Stress” from Los Angeles Best Babies Collaborative (PDF)

The Nurture Center

Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP), Santa Barbara

Postpartum Adjustment Support Group at Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
CALL Sue Harrison, 949.365.3818

Postpartum Depression Screenings by Appointment in Simi Valley, Moorpark, & Thousand Oaks

Postpartum Health Alliance, San Diego

Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression Support Line, San Luis Obispo County
CALL 805.549.7786

Southern California Postpartum Support International, Los Angeles & Pasadena

Support Groups for Mothers

Los Angeles: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Postpartum Depression Support Group, CALL 310.423.1510

COLORADO
Birth Network, Colorado Springs

Colorado Postpartum Support International
CALL coordinator Joan Getz-Heller, 303.759.9171

Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression Support Group of Denver
CALL facilitator Joan Getz-Heller, 303.759.9171 or Patty Spurway, 303.349.5173

Boulder Support Group
CALL facilitator Katherine Ward, 303.417.1041

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to: moemcg (at) sbcglobal (dot) net or meagankimball (at) hotmail (dot) com

DELAWARE
Perinatal Emotional Support Program, sponsored by Christiana Care
Website includes support group details, contact info for their office, and a hotline number answered by an R.N. who specializes in emotional and behavioral health.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Counseling Associates of Metropolitan Washington (Bethesda)

Sarah Masterson, DC Coordinator for Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to smasterson (at) perinatalproject (dot) com or leave a message at 202.352.8527. Messages will be returned within 24 hours.

District of Columbia Board of Medicine/ Professional Counseling

Support Group in NW Washington, DC
Send email to facilitator Adrienne Griffen: griffens (at) comcast (dot) net, or to co-facilitator Sarah Masterson: smasterson (at) perinatalproject (dot) com.

FLORIDA
Center for Postpartum Adjustment – South Florida

North Florida Postpartum Support International (PSI), Jacksonville
Send email to Coordinator Sarah Daniel: sarahdaniel (at) hotmail (dot) com

GEORGIA
Emory University Women's Mental Health Program

Georgia Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Licia Freeman: liciafreeman (at) comcast (dot) net

PACE (PPD Acceptance Through Compassion & Education)
Twice-monthly peer support group, outreach, phone/email support network Athens, GA
compassion (at) ppdacceptance (dot) org
www.ppdacceptance.org

HAWAII
Hawaii Postpartum Support International (PSI), Oahu

IDAHO
Idaho Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Jody Zarkos: zarkos (at) cox-internet (dot) com

ILLINOIS
Mother Balance Foundation

Postpartum Alliance of Illinois

Radiant Mother

The Jennifer Mudd Houghtaling Postpartum Depression Foundation

The Perinatal Depression Project at UIC, Chicago

24-hour HOTLINE for women who are Illinois residents, providing information and referrals to therapists and support groups:
Call 1.866.ENH.MOMS (1.866.364.6667).

INDIANA
Indiana Postpartum Support International (PSI)
CALL Coordinator Birdie Gunyon Meyer, 317.962.8191

IOWA
Iowa Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Co-Coordinator Donna Wessels, Manchester: ezpar3 (at) iowatelecom (dot) net or CALL Co-Coordinator Sarah Fowler, Cedar Rapids, at 319.294.1356

KANSAS
Kansas Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Meeka Centimano: meeka (at) kansasppd (dot) org

Postpartum Resource Center of Kansas

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Holly Phillips: kypostpartumsupport (at) hotmail (dot) com

LOUISIANA
Louisiana Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Misty Wainwright: wainwrightpsi (at) hotmail (dot) com

MAINE
Maine Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Martha Barry: marthajb (at) earthlink (dot) net

Perinatal Mental Health Alliance of Southern Maine

MARYLAND
Center for Maternal & Child Health, State of Maryland
(Brochures on postpartum depression available in English, Spanish, and six other languages)

Child Center and Adult Services

Counseling Associates of Metropolitan Washington (Bethesda)

Free Publication: “When Your Baby Won’t Stop Crying,” a booklet for new parents (PDF)

Maryland Medical Assistance Program

Maryland Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Co-Coordinator Brenda Brown, Annapolis: psmaryland (at) comcast (dot) net.

Support Group at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
Send email to facilitator Ali Tiedke: atiedke (at) aahs (dot) org

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Postpartum Support International (PSI)
CALL the Warmline at 866.472.1897
Send email to Coordinator Dr. Janice Goodman, psiofmass (at) comcast (dot) net.

MICHIGAN
Birth Network, Macomb County

Birth Network, N. Oakland County

Birth Network, S. Oakland County

Birth Network, Southwest Michigan

Birth Network, Northern Michigan

Michigan Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Nancy Roberts: nancy.roberts (at) spectrum-health (dot) org.

MINNESOTA
Roseville PPD Support Group, Twin Lakes Medical Center
CALL Jennifer Johnson: 612.863.4770

MISSOURI
Missouri Postpartum Support International (PSI)

Dr. Diane Sanford’s Site

Mother to Mother Support, St. Louis

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Alicen Blanchard: alicenblanchard (at) yahoo (dot) com.

MONTANA
Montana Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Jennifer Miller, Missoula: jabumt (at) yahoo (dot) com.

NEVADA
Nevada Postpartum Support International
Send email to Coordinator Andrea Dresser, Las Vegas: addresser (at) cox (dot) net.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Dr. Linda Zollo, Concord: l.zollo (at) comcast (dot) net.

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Alexis Menken, Montclair: alexisphd (at) comcast (dot) net.

"Speak Up When You're Down" Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign, hosted by the State of New Jersey

24/7 PPD HOTLINE FOR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS: Call 800.328.3838 for information and local resources

NEW MEXICO
Many Mothers: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Support for Families with Infants
CALL 866.816.7613 or 505.983.5984.

New Mexico Postpartum Support International (PSI)
CALL Coordinator Kate Dow at Sacred Transitions, Santa Fe: 505.577.8042

NEW YORK
Community Health Worker Network of NewYork City

Postpartum Resource Center of New York

New York Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Chevelle Jones-Moore: jonesmoc (at) upstate (dot) edu. Or CALL New York State’s Toll-Free Warmline, 800.940.1980

NORTH CAROLINA
Moms Supporting Moms

North Carolina Postpartum Support International (PSI)

The Prenatal & Postpartum Center of the Carolinas

OHIO
Birth Network, Akron

Birth Network, Cleveland

Cincinnati Postpartum Support International (PSI)

Perinatal Outreach & Encouragement for Moms (POEM)

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Postpartum Support

OREGON
Oregon Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Dr. Wendy Davis: postpartumhope (at) aol (dot) com.

Baby Blues Connection Support Group & Resources, Portland

PENNSYLVANIA
MOMobile, a program for low-income mothers in Philadelphia, Montgomery County, & Delaware County

Pennsylvania Postpartum Stress International (PSI)
Send email to Co-Coordinator Jackie Kelleher, Elwyn: jackie (at) idoula (dot) com.

Postpartum Stress Center, Philadelphia

Springfield PPD Support Group
Sponsored by Catholic Social Services
240 N Bishop Ave, Springfield, 610.626.6550

SOUTH CAROLINA
Charleston Support Group
CALL Helena Bradford, 843.881.2047.

Postpartum Support Group of the Midlands, Columbia
Send email to Laurene Mensch: laurene.mensch (at) palmettohealth (dot) org.

Postpartum Support Group Upstate, Greenville
Send email to: careformom (at) aol (dot) com.

Ruth Rhoden Craven Foundation for Postpartum Depression Awareness

South Carolina Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Virginia Williams: virginia.williams (at) palmettohealth (dot) org.

TEXAS
Free Support Group at Dallas Association for Parent Education
CALL Shiela McComas: 972.276.2016.

The Baby Moses Project

Family Connections, Austin

Free Publication: “For New & Expectant Parents” (PDF)
(Downloadable packet for use by parents and distribution by health care providers. Developed by March of Dimes Texas to help providers comply with SB 316 on postpartum depression education and other newborn/postpartum topics)

Promotora Program Development Committee, Texas Department of Health

Postpartum Resource Center of Texas

Pregnancy & Postpartum Depression Support Group at Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Houston
CALL Sherry Duson: 713.506.2522.

Free Publication: Depression Resource from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Maternal & Child Health

Texas Postpartum Support International (PSI), Houston

Texas Postpartum Support International (PSI), El Paso
Send email to: s.strelitz (at) nsmdlawfirm (dot) com.

Texas Postpartum Support International (PSI), San Antonio
Send email to: mariazeitz_54 (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Speak Up When You're Down: Women's Mental Health Initiative of Houston
sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Houston
http://www.mhahouston.org/cms-education/ycmf.html

Referrals for assistance in & around Houston:
Call the Mental Health Association of Houston at at 713.522.5161 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Texas House Bill 341, "The Andrea Yates Bill of 2003"

Yates Children Memorial Fund for Women's Mental Health

Texas Senate Bill 316, 2006

"Bringing Home Baby" Workshops for Expectant & New Parents
at San Antonio's Ecumenical Center for Religion & Health

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Postpartum Support International (PSI)
CALL Coordinator Meredith Muhsman: 615.397.4022.

UTAH
Utah Postpartum Support International (PSI), Salt Lake City
CALL Coordinator Ginger Law, 801.680.0305

VERMONT
Vermont Postpartum Support International (PSI), Brattleboro
Send email to Coordinator Elizabeth Raposa: eraposa (at) worldnet (dot) att (dot) net.

VIRGINIA

Birth Matters

Healthy Families Alexandria (a program of Northern Virginia Family Service)
This program for Alexandria residents provides prevention, diagnosis, and short-term, in-home therapy to at-risk women experiencing postpartum depression.
CALL Elizabeth Willingham: 703.212.1703

Motherwise Birth Services of Richmond

Perinatal Depression – a Web-Based Education Program for Virginia MCH Care Providers

PostpartumExperience.com

PPD Support Group in Loudon County
Contact Natalie Griffin, ndgriffin (at) verizon (dot) net

Northern Virginia Perinatal Council, 703.776.6782
Contacts: Jennifer Sedlemeyer, Director of Perinatal Outreach, & Dr. Humaira Siddiqi, Chair of Perinatal Mental Health
NVPC can provide referrals to psychiatrists, psychologists, and other therapists in NoVa who work with women experiencing postpartum depression.

Support Group in Midlothian
Send email to facilitator Melissa Wolf: inannasstar (at) gmail (dot) com or CALL 804.639.3882.

Support Group in Arlington
Send email to facilitator Adrienne Griffen: griffens (at) comcast (dot) net or CALL 703.243.2904.

Support Group in Fairfax
Send email to facilitator Benta Sims: j-bsims (at) comcast (dot) net or CALL 703.536.9469.

Virginia Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Benta Sims, j-bsims (at) comcast (dot) net, or call 703.536.9469

Virginia Postpartum Support International (PSI), Glen Allen
Send email to Co-Coordinator Vicky Valentine Henry, vvalentinehenry (at) msn (dot) com.

WASHINGTON STATE
Washington Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Send email to Coordinator Heidi Koss-Nobel: heidikossnobel (at) comcast (dot) net.

PSI of Washington (formerly known as Depression After Delivery of WA)

Washington State's "Speak Up When You're Down" Campaign on Postpartum Depression

TOLL-FREE PPD HOTLINE for Washington State Residents: CALL 1.888.404.7763

WASHINGTON, DC
Counseling Associates of Metropolitan Washington (Bethesda)

District of Columbia Board of Medicine/ Professional Counseling

Support Group in NW Washington, DC
Send email to facilitator Adrienne Griffen: griffens (at) comcast (dot) net, or to co-facilitator Sarah Masterson: smasterson (at) perinatalproject (dot) com.

WEST VIRGINIA
Sisters of Motherhood Support Group, Huntington
Send email to facilitator Julie Huron: juliedoula (at) cloh (dot) net.

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care

Wisconsin Postpartum Support International (PSI), Highland
Send email to Coordinator Lisa Hebgen: lhebgen (at) charter (dot) net.

Wisconsin Public Information & Referral Services
24/7 Hotline: CALL 800.722.2295

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